So many events in the Civil Rights Movement – imagine if you were present at all of them!How would you communicate the basic information of each major event quickly and concisely?Well, if we could send some technology back in time, maybe you could “tweet” your way through the Movement.
In this activity, you will report about various events, people, and organizations using Twitter as a model.In case you don’t know, Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to keep up with each other by posting messages of “tweets” that are no more than 140 characters in length.Over the next few days, you will use Chapter 29 and ABC-CLIO to post “tweets” about the events, individuals, and ideas listed below.This will serve as your Civil Rights Era study guide! Cut and paste the material below into a new page on your Unit 8 Online Notebook, and tweet away.
EXAMPLE – Why was Brown v. Board important? Tweet –Plessey overturned by SC, separate is not equal, schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”, should lead 2 more – bye bye Jim Crow? Will b some opposition! (that’s 138 characters … and a pretty complete tweet!)
Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? Tweet – Started to see Racism as evil, fought for freedom in the war and wanted better treatment, moved into cities and made more money, contacts
trust
What happened in Montgomery in 1955, and what were the results of this protest? Tweet – Rosa parks was arrested and the bus boycott began.
What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event? Tweet – 9 african american students enroll act central high, national guard troops keep them out of school, the 101st airborne had to escort them throught the mob of people in jeeps with machine guns, paratroopers held the crowd back
What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event? Tweet – sit ins at a collage sat in to desegragate a lunch they came back each day with more protesters, itching powder and ammonia and burned them with cigarettes Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, an Civil Rights was elected because he helped arrage mlks release, he didnt want to ager the south with nonsegregation but the core as formed, interstate busses were desegregated and itegrated interstate busses
What happened on the Freedom Rides? Tweet – interstate busses were not segregated, were attacked sometimes which lead to integration of interstate busses
What was the story and impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? Tweet – They used anger of segregationists against them, segregationists got violent and made themselves look bad, king went to jail and wrote protests,Birminham's protesters agreed to employ more african americans desegregate lunch counters Describe the March on Washington, including the impact. Tweet – 250,000 people, ended at the lincoln memorial MLK delivers his i have a dream speach
What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Tweet – band segregation in public places, equal employment opportunity, made segregation illegal through the us
What was Freedom Summer? Tweet – brought students to mississippi they endured lots of violence managed to add 1200 more african american voters to regestration rolls, marched on Montgomery
Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Tweet – Banned literacy tests and other laws keeping african americans from voting, brining the percent regestering to 60% from 10%
Provide a tweet from the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. Tweet – attacked by state troopers on horse back, we were protectd when the march continued by us troops
Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement? Tweet – helps educate the african americans helsps the disenfranchised, elderly, and women, it ends discrimination
How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s? Tweet – didn't agree on the method to obtain the goals sclc nonviolent other groupes wanted a more agressive approach
So many events in the Civil Rights Movement – imagine if you were present at all of them! How would you communicate the basic information of each major event quickly and concisely? Well, if we could send some technology back in time, maybe you could “tweet” your way through the Movement.
In this activity, you will report about various events, people, and organizations using Twitter as a model. In case you don’t know, Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to keep up with each other by posting messages of “tweets” that are no more than 140 characters in length. Over the next few days, you will use Chapter 29 and ABC-CLIO to post “tweets” about the events, individuals, and ideas listed below. This will serve as your Civil Rights Era study guide! Cut and paste the material below into a new page on your Unit 8 Online Notebook, and tweet away.
EXAMPLE – Why was Brown v. Board important?
Tweet – Plessey overturned by SC, separate is not equal, schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”, should lead 2 more – bye bye Jim Crow? Will b some opposition! (that’s 138 characters … and a pretty complete tweet!)
Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever?
Tweet – Started to see Racism as evil, fought for freedom in the war and wanted better treatment, moved into cities and made more money, contacts
trust
What happened in Montgomery in 1955, and what were the results of this protest?
Tweet – Rosa parks was arrested and the bus boycott began.
What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?
Tweet – 9 african american students enroll act central high, national guard troops keep them out of school, the 101st airborne had to escort them throught the mob of people in jeeps with machine guns, paratroopers held the crowd back
What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?
Tweet – sit ins at a collage sat in to desegragate a lunch they came back each day with more protesters, itching powder and ammonia and burned them with cigarettes
Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, an Civil Rights
was elected because he helped arrage mlks release, he didnt want to ager the south with nonsegregation but the core as formed, interstate busses were desegregated and itegrated interstate busses
What happened on the Freedom Rides?
Tweet – interstate busses were not segregated, were attacked sometimes which lead to integration of interstate busses
What was the story and impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963?
Tweet – They used anger of segregationists against them, segregationists got violent and made themselves look bad, king went to jail and wrote protests,Birminham's protesters agreed to employ more african americans desegregate lunch counters
Describe the March on Washington, including the impact.
Tweet – 250,000 people, ended at the lincoln memorial MLK delivers his i have a dream speach
What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Tweet – band segregation in public places, equal employment opportunity, made segregation illegal through the us
What was Freedom Summer?
Tweet – brought students to mississippi they endured lots of violence managed to add 1200 more african american voters to regestration rolls, marched on Montgomery
Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Tweet – Banned literacy tests and other laws keeping african americans from voting, brining the percent regestering to 60% from 10%
Provide a tweet from the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.
Tweet – attacked by state troopers on horse back, we were protectd when the march continued by us troops
Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?
Tweet – helps educate the african americans helsps the disenfranchised, elderly, and women, it ends discrimination
How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?
Tweet – didn't agree on the method to obtain the goals sclc nonviolent other groupes wanted a more agressive approach